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(43) Date of publication: 02.07.2014 Bulletin 2014/27 (21) Application number: 12836216.7 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01K 1/14(2006.01) G01K 7/02(2006.01) G01K 1/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/055525 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/048789 (04.04.2013 Gazette 2013/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 15.09.2011 US 201113233807 (71) Applicant: Daily Instruments d/b/a Daily Thermetrics Corp. Houston, TX 77036 (US)	(72) Inventors: DAILY, Jeffrey, N. Houston, TX 77036 (US) WELCH, Larry Houston, TX 77036 (US) CHAN, Yean, C. Houston, TX 77036 (US) (74) Representative: Pulieri, Gianluca Antonio  Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Piazza della Vittoria, 11 I-25122 Brescia I-25122 Brescia (IT)